The Visitor

24/09/2025

Residents came together to show support for fair, ambitious climate solutions, like taxes and levies on fossil fuel companies, to protect people and nature.

Lancaster residents held a meeting with MP Cat Smith as part of a nationwide campaign by green activists.

24/09/2025

The suspect previously served as a medic with the Duke of Lancaster regiment, including on tours of Afghanistan.

A British soldier accused of murdering a woman whose body was found in a septic tank behind a Kenyan hotel has been named in "incredibly welcoming" development.

24/09/2025

The Lancashire Local Transport Plan sets out a raft of policies which seek to revolutionise travel and create a better connected county where “no community is left behind”.

A 20-year vision for transforming how people and goods get around Lancashire has been unveiled - holding out the promise of more choice and greater convenience and reliability.

24/09/2025

"Uber is getting out of control in the Lancaster and Morecambe area" 🚕

Taxi drivers in Lancaster say their livelihoods are under threat due to Uber drivers operating in the area from out of town.

24/09/2025

The city’s latest pop sensation this week heralds the start of a new season for Lancaster Music Co-op’s monthly music showcase at The Pub.

24/09/2025

"This sentence acts as a warning to those who have little respect for our heritage"

Breaches of planning and listed building control at a prominent city centre site have resulted in substantial fines and costs being awarded against a Lancaster-based company and one of its directors.

24/09/2025

“Our vision for SOMA is to create a welcoming space where people can reconnect with themselves through movement and breath" 🧘‍♀️

Lancaster now has a new space for wellbeing with the opening of SOMA: Yoga, Pilates and Wellbeing Studio, a light-filled, family-run studio at White Cross.

24/09/2025

"If you suspect it (ringworm or other skin conditions) may have been caused after visiting a barber, we urge you to get in touch with our environmental health team."

Lancaster City Council’s environmental health team are visiting local barbers to make sure they follow strict hygiene standards.

23/09/2025

Labour said in its manifesto ahead of last year’s general election that it would implement a permanent fracking ban.

Anti-fracking campaigners in Lancashire have urged the government to fulfil a manifesto pledge to ban the process “for good”.

23/09/2025

“Local businesses are at the heart of our economy and we want to see them grow and flourish"

The Lancaster district’s premier business support showcase is set to take place on Wednesday October 29 at the Platform in Morecambe.

23/09/2025

"Darren’s loss is deeply felt by his family, friends, and the wider community he served with such energy and heart"

A fundraiser has been set up in memory of former councillor and Army veteran Darren Clifford, who died last week aged 54.

23/09/2025

"Our new school-based nursery will allow us to support families earlier so children have the best start to their education by working together" 🏫

Mossgate Primary school in Heysham has been one of the recipients of Government money to expand nursery provision.